We will never look at disaster movies the same again. The last few weeks have suddenly made them seem just a little bit less far-fetched – the mask and glove-clad grocery shopping, the slightly dystopian feeling of driving on near-empty highways. Lives have been upended, and the future seems uncertain for millions. How the next few months will play out across the world is quite uncertain. MORE

Digital content has transformed information consumption in ways one would have never imagined. Accessing and consuming content has seen a 360 o flip in every industry, but nowhere is it more evident than in the publishing industry. When it comes to eBooks, what according to you makes or breaks the deal? Is it the content or is it the appropriate use of appealing fonts or is it the attractive visuals? OR is it the crafty amalgamation of all three oriented most strategically? MORE

In response to the uncertainties presented by COVID19, many organizations have asked their employees to work from home (WFH). However, it is not just the dangers posed by the coronavirus that is causing this shift. Many corporations today including Amazon, Google, and Apple have embraced flexible work arrangements and the trend is on the rise. A report by Buffer has found that 99% of the people it surveyed wanted to work remotely at least for some time during the course of their career. MORE

Compliance, in a general sense of the word, means conforming to certain laws, polices, standards or specifications. Regulatory compliance refers to the goals that organizations aim to achieve in their efforts to ensure that they are aware and well-equipped to meet the relevant laws, regulations, policies and protocols of the countries with which they are conducting their business activities. MORE

A recent study reports that the eBook market amounts to $15,740 million and is expected to show an annual growth rate of 4.2% (CAGR 2020-2024), resulting in a market volume of $18,533 million by 2024. This exponential growth is a result of all the various interactive eBook features that are on offer and the engagement they create. Traditional print media can never compete with these eBook features. MORE

In the last few years, people’s interest in eBook readers has grown significantly. This makes the conversion of eBook file formats an important piece of content production for publishers. PDF and ePUB (electronic-publishing) are the two main document formats supported by most devices. Though PDF is amongst the widely used file formats, it has several flaws, such as the difficulty of reading on mobile devices and text continuously flowing outside of the reading screen. MORE

The world of publishing has been in the midst of an unprecedented flux over the last decade or so. While the millennials and gen Z are reading more than their parents and grandparents ever did, they prefer doing it on the go. Consequently, the eBook market continues to flourish and expand. In this scenario, it has become imperative for people in the publishing business – irrespective of whether they are legendary publishing houses, startups, or offline sellers – to enter the digital fray. MORE

What is Readium? The Readium Foundation was created in March 2013 as an independent non-profit corporation. The Open Source Foundation aims to develop technology for expediting the adoption of ePUB3 and the Open Web Platform by the Digital Publishing Industry. It strives to deliver leading-edge functionality that is fully specified, free, open, and interoperable. Readium aims at networking and coordinating between other similar open-source efforts. MORE